2nd Line Support Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Second Line Support
South West > Bristol

The median Second Line Support daily rate in Bristol is £196, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 66 75
Rank change year-on-year -2 +9 +9
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 2 6 4
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.25% 0.75% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% 0.79% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 6 4
10th Percentile £164 £171 £164
25th Percentile £172 £218 £167
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £196 £388 £186
Median % change year-on-year -49.35% +108.05% -12.35%
75th Percentile £222 £553 £235
90th Percentile £231 £556 £286
South West median daily rate £250 £200 £250
% change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% +25.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 731 759 995
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.77% 95.47% 95.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 368 420 641
10th Percentile £234 £213 £288
25th Percentile £379 £386 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £515
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -7.77% +3.00%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £638
90th Percentile £747 £707 £700
South West median daily rate £522 £515 £535
% change year-on-year +1.26% -3.74% +1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 153 107 126
10th Percentile £12.95 £15.81 £33.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £35.50 £53.13
Median hourly rate £33.50 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -48.46% - -
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £76.25
90th Percentile £67.97 £74.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £26.97 £65.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year -58.51% +15.06% -8.15%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '2nd Line Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

2nd Line Support job vacancy trend in Bristol

2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Bristol

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Bristol

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, 2nd Line Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bristol region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (50.00%) SAP
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Value Proposition
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Workflow
1 1 (50.00%) Workflow Management

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) OneDrive
General
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Value Proposition
1 1 (50.00%) Workflow
1 1 (50.00%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) SAP